Heretofore, the congestion at! Tangku and the heavy delay which invariably took place in the trans-Fortation of cargo to and from Tangku to Tientsin considerably hampered business, and many shipping companies, as a result, withdrew their steamers from the and) Tangku-But now they are all coming back again, and once more trade is beginning to boom. although Tientsin may not be the recognized port, still Tangku ha taken its place, and to all intents and purposes with the advent of additional lighters and.tug boats everybody seems satisfied.
It now scorns immaterial to the majority of shipping firms in Tientsin whether the conditions present prevailing in the Haiho will be ameliorated or not. For the being at any rate, tugs and lighters have solved the problem, and, provided the river docs not actually turn into a mud bank ard prevent shallow draught lighters: drawing not more than, say five feet, from proceeding up and down the river, everybody is happy.
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